Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-06
TEMPERANCE TEXTBOOKS.
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Diflng ~. last fse y-sr-. thd l. 1tsit-
tur.r ~ twenty three vut 20 oar thirty NE
State, AMI the Nstt,nsl Congress Tor all
the Ten Territories. have made the stuty
| OF Seisntins Temperance compalsory "fof
all papll- in ali lhsir public schools" !"
Toe population of these stats and terri.
tofis- IL over one half that OF IN. vhols
eousiry Thus Americas m.jbriiy u
mDfrvw 4. IA thes. schools of tJdsy.
I. va. The intenuon of hose ~ho 49,
euf,,i th... lass that the chilifsn should
h.ss the isi..t ,cisncs couc~fulus the
d.sg.r- snd huftfal qaslltis- NJ alcohol.
a.eJ la any dvgre', and the psfll of nrm.
log ths habii OF n. use.
Toe Lac ~ qair,s ihls nothing less n al
a . will .s.r satisfy it, friends.
rnJ.- tat books shat onlJ point oat the
evil. vf ifuaxransss sDi N. danger ol sx.
c.-siv. uss 10 alcoholic driaks ani nsfeoi-
lc-. io uot mvvt the requirements of the
ls~. sai jo not satisfy those who secafrd
H. .nsctmvni, snd who are determined To
secure Us edfJfcsmsnt.
p-iiilon, tasr,fyrc. has been signed BY
msny legislators Who voted FOE these lev.
In vnious States. aud Ia the National
C,ngrsss. by tie representatives, OF Ten.
pcrsnc. oigsniI ,tioa-. sho sfu familiar
With lhe sentiments and are entitled 10
spsak for The v.ry Numerous mstnbefship
~ dlnsrrnt ehafehss sud other bodies, 'x
tending widely throas shoat the lsnd. sod
By citiIsa. wno speak fJf themselves.
This petition maGss a respectful aud
earnest sposal IA al publishers of teft.
hJoIs on This surJ CT. 10 r.vlss thsif pao-
llc ATOMS % conform % The latest results
of scientific iEqilry. sad % meet TIE terms
sni spirit of these ststutss, 80 that pam
ani suthofir q .xpr.ssious of approval
aud eniof-smsn. of all such books. can be
Issued aud given vide clrculs,ion.
Such an appeal - all Publishers. ,n-et.
usIly rvfates IN. charge, that the friends
of rsmp-rane. Instruction are p.euniafily
in,srv.tsd 10 The sal, ~ sny p,rt'ealsr
book. II is becsas. the question of total.
ab.,lnsacs for the chllifru of this coan,ry.
aud therefore Of their wrll-bvius sbd ths,
of tie land SOFA "a b. governed by them.
depends largely upon The tssrhlugs In the
rftoooks smplcyei. ,ns, this appeal Is
made.
Among ths .lgnsrs OF this petition are
twvnty.two g~ntlsm-u. msmD-rs 90 th~
National Corgr,ss Who were innssntal 10
s.caring the p"s,gs of The statute enset.
sd by ina, boiy. r.qsirins The study OF
Scisntifc Trmp-rsnc- IN sll schools unisr
"a. control ~ The FEDERAL Govrrnment,
The names ~ Presidents ~ may imPor.
t.nt college. ars among these p-,ion.rs
Tue nams of tipu. william 4 Sheldon,
President " the Nstionsl T-schsrs' Asso-
eis,ion ~ issT. stands In this connection
oa ihi, p.ti,ion. - rvprv.euts,ise OF the
D-.t -sntimsut among t-scaers 10 TIE
puoilc schools of Amsfica
Among ,h- n.me- attached to this ps,i.
too tnown " The world a. gr..t ethical
teachers through the pr-.s and ffon TIE
plstform are tho.- Of y y. Hale, ID. ID,
IL. ID, !. II. vlncesi. ID. ID, LIZ ID, &,
JDs.ph Cox. of Boston Monday Lsctur.
ship ani others.
Tns editor. OF 10 great religious papers
OF The country. .rprr-sniing v,fiOas de-
DENOMINATIONS are among ih- sigrsrs.
That The p,,iou,rs are parely unisnomi.
national will be seen by the presenoc of
the nsm- OF Joan Boylr % Reilly, eiitor os
The Pilot. on the SANE page.
The names ~ Temperance Commliiees'
Who stand for great religious denomlrs'
il0u.. are smOus the siguers.
Ifspsec woali allow Tue printing ol ine
entire li.i of sisnsrs. The reader would see
many additional names OF p-r.Ous whose
oplnions have nationsl irfaencr.
A. whole. the p-tiiiou constitutes an
oppression Of the best pablic sentiment o'
oar cOauiry. 10 favor Of teaching 10 th-
children Of the Ual,si States, the fa'i uuth
OF science sssinsi strong drink, ani 10
favor OF total sostin.nce.
The following psrsous have BEEN select.
sd from tbs sigDers, n Comml'tee OF
Correspondence In reference 10 any re-
vision that msy D. s,ismptsi In response
~ this p-tition -
May II. uuSr. National Superintendent
.Sslsai(sc Dspara,ai ~ hs " = 4 U.
WILLIAM u rusLDoS. Prs.tisai Ndiiosai
Teacher i.ocililOs cf 1857
DASIKL DoscnxrxR. ID ID. Wee PF,'s'
peat o( Ms, Tiai Absilasac, Soei,iy
AInsMr n PLrus. - ID. Preslisaf hi's'
AmsadmsHf COmmlfes.
Jy-Eru Cook. of hs Boston AoAiiy Lse'
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